| Nguyễn Hữu Thắng | |
| Birth Name: | Nguyễn Hữu Thắng |
| Birth Date: | 2000 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Phú Vang, Thừa Thiên Huế, Vietnam |
| Height: | 1.68 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Viettel |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2019 |
| Youthclubs1: | Viettel |
| Years1: | 2019– |
| Clubs1: | Viettel |
| Caps1: | 46 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Huế (loan) |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 7 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Bình Định (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Vietnam U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Vietnam U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam3: | Vietnam U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 April 2023 |
Nguyễn Hữu Thắng (born 19 May 2000) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for V.League 1 side Viettel.
Born in Thừa Thiên Huế, Hữu Thắng is a youth product of Hà Nội's based team Viettel FC. He was part of the Viettel U-21 side that won the Vietnamese National U-21 Championship in 2020 and was chosen as the best player of the tournament.[2]
In 2019, he was loaned to his hometown club Huế and made his professional debut during the 2019 V.League 2. He scored 7 goals after 12 games for the club.[3]
In 2020, he remained in V.League 2, joining Bình Định on loan. He scored 6 goals and had 9 assists during the 2020 season, helping the club winning the V.League 2 title.[3] [4]
After his successful loan spells, Hữu Thắng was registered in Viettel's squad for the 2021 V.League 1. On 9 October 2022, he scored his first goal for the club against Hải Phòng.[2]
In 2016, Hữu Thắng took part in the AFF U-16 Youth Championship with Vietnam U16 and scored 4 goals as his team reached the final, but lost to Australia in the penalty shootout.[5] He later featured in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship. In the decisive group stage game against Australia, Hữu Thắng scored a brace to help his team win 3–2, qualifying them to the quarter-finals, where they were defeared by Iran.[3]
In 2018, Hữu Thắng was named in Vietnam U19 squad for the AFC U-19 Championship. He appeared in all three group stage matches but Vietnam failed to reach the knockout stage after three defeats.[6]
Hữu Thắng is a tricky left-footed player with high tactical awareness and the ability to make breakout dribbles during the match.[7] His playstyle resembles Nguyễn Quang Hải (born 1997).[3]
Bình Định